Good morning friends!
The system is failing women in menopause — My recap of the Lancet study on Newsmax this week.
We all know menopause is having a moment — hormone therapy prescriptions are up, celebrities are talking hot flashes on morning TV, "perimenopause" is finally part of the mainstream vocabulary. So you'd think the healthcare system built to treat us would have caught up by now. It hasn't, and a new review just published in The Lancet Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women's Health proves it: researchers at Johns Hopkins combed through over 4,000 studies on menopause care worldwide and found fragmented systems, undertrained doctors, and barriers that fall hardest on the women who can least afford them — and this is happening in the US, UK, and Australia, not just under-resourced countries. I broke down what this means for you, and what you can do to advocate for yourself, on Newsmax this week. Watch my full segment here to see exactly what's going wrong and, more importantly, what you can do before your next appointment.
You're not being difficult by asking your doctors questions.
Candace Cameron Bure on turning 50, perimenopause, and choosing purpose over the resume.
My latest podcast guest needs no introduction — actress, producer, bestselling author, and podcast host Candace Cameron Bure sat down with me for the second time for an honest, no-filter conversation about turning 50. She told me she was nervous about it, then admitted something surprising: every decade of her life has been better than the one before it. We talked about how she's gotten proactive about her health heading into perimenopause — new workouts, bloodwork, supplements, guarding eight hours of sleep like it's non-negotiable — and why she now refuses to schedule work before she's taken care of her body. Candace also previewed her upcoming live tour with triple board-certified OB-GYN Dr. Tabatha Barber, where they'll take on hormones, midlife health, faith, and relationships in real time with a live audience. Listen to the full episode here — it's one of my favorite conversations yet. Listen and watch the episode here.
The response to the survey blew me away!
Last week I asked you to fill out a quick, anonymous 5-question survey to help me figure out what is actually breaking your heart and how a community can help, and I genuinely wasn't prepared for how many of you showed up for it. The response was tremendous, and the honesty in your answers is what got me — no hedging, no polite non-answers, just real thoughts about what you really want to show up for. That's exactly the kind of community I'm trying to build here, and you're already proving it exists. If you haven't had a chance to take it yet, the survey's still open — it takes about two minutes, nothing to sell, no email required. Take the 5-question survey here and thank you for trusting me with your honest answers so far
Xoxo Kerstin
Top Discounts This Week.
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